Environmental Services

(Hazardous Waste)

Environmental Services (ES) assists the University community in safely managing surplus and waste chemicals through recycling, treatment, and disposal programs. ES responds to chemical spills and provides evaluation, cleanup, and monitoring services. ES also provides consultation services in pollution prevention, waste minimization, and contaminated site investigation and remediation.

Chemical Waste Management:

ES assists generators of surplus and waste chemicals through established recycling, collection, treatment, and disposal programs. ES provides training in the identification, handling, and disposal of chemical waste. Regulated Waste Identification Guide Disposal of Chemical Wastes Chemical Recycling Updated 3/16/06 Battery Recycling Chemical Waste Handling Guidelines Online Chemical Collection Request Waste Identification Reference Printable Dangerous Waste Label Downloadable Dangerous Waste Label

Chemical Spill Response:

Services include assisting responsible parties with evaluation of the spill area, selection of appropriate protective equipment, spill cleanup, and post cleanup environmental monitoring. Call 911 to report chemical spills. If you break a mercury thermometer during normal business hours call 335-3041 for assistance. See S70.45 for more spill response information.

Emergency Response Preparedness and Planning:

ES inventories select hazardous materials and prepares emergency response plans to prevent, prepare for and respond to accidental releases. These plans are made available to Federal, State and local emergency response agencies. ES also provides assistance to departments and areas in completing their emergency response plans.

Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization:

ES provides consultation services in the evaluation and recommendation of alternative products and procedures that reduce the quantity and toxicity of chemicals used and waste generated. Please take a moment to fill out our online Hazardous Waste Minimization Survey -OR- Print and fill out a Hard Copy

Contaminated Site Remediation:

ES coordinates the investigation, cleanup, and monitoring of contaminated property resulting from past practices, accidental releases, and leaking underground storage tanks.

Inside Whitman County, contact:

Outside Whitman County, contact:

Craig Root (509)662-8714 ext. 230 WSU Wenatchee TFREC E-mail	Kevin Crowley (360)546-9706 WSU Vancouver E-mail
Fred Miller (509)372-7163 WSU Tri-Cities E-mail	Brad Baugh (360)368-6699 WSU Spokane E-mail

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